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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2022
Applicant:
Stmicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Inventor:
Andreas Abmann, Edinburgh, GB;
Assignee:
STMicroelectronics (Research & Development) Limited, Marlow, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2020.01); G01S 7/51 (2006.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/10 (2013.01); G01S 7/51 (2013.01); G01S 17/894 (2020.01); G01S 17/931 (2020.01);
Abstract
A system to sample light including an array of light-sensitive pixels and a content display. The content display includes an array of content-display pixels; and an array of masking pixels individually selectable to switch between an opaque state and a transparent state, the array of masking pixels being aligned with the array of light-sensitive pixels so light-sensitive pixels may be selected to receive light passing through the content display by selecting the states of the array of masking pixels.